West Virginia Split Rail
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA
| Employer | West Virginia Split Rail | Report ID | 2018088169 |
| Address | 16 LUMBER STREET | City, State ZIP | BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA 26201 |
| Event Date | August 9, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Boring, routing, notching machines |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321113 | Inspection # | 1339911 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.99000, -80.22000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 08/09/2018, at approximately 9:00 PM, an employee was cleaning the belt of a notcher when his right middle finger was caught between the belt and pulley of the notcher, resulting in a partial finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On August 9, 2018, a worker at West Virginia Split Rail in BUCKHANNON, WEST VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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